Harvard University Takes Down Connecticut College & Marist on Senior Day

Monica Zdrojewski

Apr 02, 2011

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
-- Harvard University sent its two seniors out in style at
Blodgett Pool by opening with a blowout 19-2 win over Connecticut
College, and following with a thrilling 13-12 overtime victory
against Marist College.

Harvard scored 18 unanswered goals
in the first through third periods against Connecticut College
before the Camels finally posted two goals of their own in the
fourth frame en route to the 19-2 defeat. Freshman Shayna
Price notched three scores, dished two assists and had
four steals in the game. Junior Shannon Purcell
also had an all-around game with three tallies, two helpers and
three takeaways.

The second half of Saturday's
doubleheader was quite different than the first. Marist jumped out
to a 3-1 first period lead and stretched it to 6-3 midway through
the second before closing the first half with a 7-4 lead.

The Crimson then went on a run,
scoring four goals in the third quarter and two more in the fourth,
while holding the Red Foxes to just three second-half goals to knot
the game at 10-10 and send it to overtime.

The two teams traded a goal each in
the first extra period to force another overtime with the score
tied, 11-11. Sophomore Elise Molnar and junior
Devan Kennifer both missed penalty shots with less
than a minute to play in the first overtime. Kennifer missed her
with under 10 seconds to play.

Harvard took a 12-11 lead in the
second overtime, only to see Marist even it up again with a goal of
its own. Then, with the game clock ticking down, Molnar tossed the
ball to sophomore Aisha Price who was just left of
center. Price fired the ball past a Marist defender who tipped it
but did not get enough to stop it from going in for the go-ahead
score with three seconds left on the game clock. It was Price's
only goal of the game, but it was the one that made the most
impact.

Junior Monica
Zdrojewski scored five goals, had an assist and grabbed
one steal to lead the Crimson. Kennifer finished with two scores,
one helper and four takeaways.